Part 3: When Friction Enters the Room
Our exploration continues. We move from noticing the kind of shared life present in a Christian community to what kind
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Part 2: What Was Alive Among Them
Last time, we discovered how the early church is seen as a seed, not a blueprint. Now, to see what
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Part 1: Not a Blueprint, but a Seed
There’s an assumption many of us carry when we read about the early church. It’s usually something that sits in
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The Story of Desire – 21: The River and the Tree
When Home Arrives We Began With a Garden At the beginning of this story, we find a garden. Not an
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The Story of Desire – 20: When the River Flows: Living What We’ve Learned to Receive
The River Was Never Meant to Stay Still As we near the end of The Story of Desire series, the
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The Story of Desire – 19: The Banks of the River
Holding the Water Together From Water Station to Riverbanks In the last article, we stayed close to the water station
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The Story of Desire – 18: Shaping the Current
Stones, Dirt, and Branches In the last article, we explored how a shepherd creates a water station – a place
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The Story of Desire – 17: Dwelling in God’s Presence
Settled Water: Dwelling in God’s Presence Following the Curve We begin with the fourth and final part of “The Story
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The Story of Desire – 16: Desire as Social Order
Desire is Directional The premise of this project is that desire is directional and it doesn’t stay a personal thought
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The Story of Desire – 15: Desire as Belonging
Belonging versus Fitting In – Who We Align Ourselves With Years ago, I came across a distinction that has stayed